Raining!

This afternoon it started raining and it looks like it will continue for a while. At this time of the year we use a combination spray of Dithane and sulfur to protect against powdery mildew and other nasty things. A little rain is ok, but BIG rains like today wash it all off and we'll have to spray again by mid-next week. We'll probably spray 18 or more times during the 2010 growing season. The Traminette we planted the third week of April is really springing up, almost out of the grow tubes in many instances. I just got back from a winery tour with good friend Joe Jarvis. and we were amazed at the number of Virginia wineries that has sustained frost damage two weekends ago. We dodged that bullet!